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Andreas Mikkelsen gets that freezing feeling in Norway

Posted on February 6, 2012 | No Comments
Intercontinental Rally Challenge competitors rarely compete in ambient temperatures as low as zero degrees centigrade. Last weekend, Andreas Mikkelsen took part in a rally in his native Norway in temperatures that dipped below minus 30 degrees centigrade. The ŠKODA UK Motorsport driver is tackling selected...
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Bastia to feature on revamped Tour de Corse route

Posted on February 4, 2012 | No Comments
This year’s Tour de Corse will include stages around Bastia for the first time since 1994 as part of a revamped itinerary for the Intercontinental Rally Challenge qualifier from May 10-12.
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Mikkelsen: snow rallies will aid IRC title defence

Posted on February 3, 2012 | No Comments
Andreas Mikkelsen reckons the three snow rallies he will contest prior to his IRC title defence getting underway on SATA Rallye Acores from February 23-25 will hand him an advantage.
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Skoda UK Motorsport – 2012 Season preview

Posted on February 3, 2012 | No Comments

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Coverage hopes prompts Al Ketbi to choose IRC

Posted on February 2, 2012 | No Comments
Rashid Al Ketbi says he has chosen to contest 10 rounds of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge in 2012 because he believes it will give his backer, Skydive Dubai, the best chance of media coverage.
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Early-season form pleases ŠKODA Motorsport chief

Posted on February 1, 2012 | No Comments
ŠKODA Motorsport boss Michal Hrabánek will be hoping his factory drivers Juho Hänninen and Jan Kopecký can build on their successful starts to 2012 during Intercontinental Rally Challenge season six, which gets underway on Sata Rallye Açores from 23-25 February. Kopecký beat Hänninen in a...
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VW set to monitor Wiegand’s IRC exploits

Posted on January 30, 2012 | No Comments
Sepp Wiegand will be kept under a watchful eye when he contests 10 rounds of this season’s Intercontinental Rally Challenge.
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Andreas Mikkelsen aims for revenge in Rally Azores

Posted on January 30, 2012 | No Comments
Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion Andreas Mikkelsen says he’s desperate to win SATA Rallye Açores next month after coming close to success on the event last season. The ŠKODA UK Motorsport star was embroiled in a tight battle for victory with factory ŠKODA driver Juho Hänninen...
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Flodin targets IRC after pulling Sweden entry

Posted on January 29, 2012 | No Comments
Patrik Flodin has canned his Rally Sweden entry in order to secure a switch to the Intercontinental Rally Challenge for 2012.
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Nicolas warns IRC stars to expect tough Circuit test

Posted on January 26, 2012 | No Comments
Former international rally driver Jean-Pierre Nicolas says the Circuit of Ireland will be “incredibly demanding” when it hosts round three of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge from April 6/7.
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Titanic dock stage for Circuit of Ireland

Posted on January 26, 2012 | No Comments
Donnelly Group Circuit of Ireland Rally bosses will mark the event’s first appearance in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge this April with a superspecial stage in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter where the doomed vessel was launched 100 years ago
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Titanic dock stage for Circuit of Ireland

Posted on January 26, 2012 | No Comments
Donnelly Group Circuit of Ireland Rally bosses will mark the event’s first appearance in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge this April with a superspecial stage in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter where the doomed vessel was launched 100 years ago
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Stohl: Aigner can shine in IRC

Posted on January 24, 2012 | No Comments
Manfred Stohl has backed his new signing Andreas Aigner to come out of the international wilderness and shine when he contests the Intercontinental Rally Challenge in a Stohl Racing-run Subaru Impreza R4 STI this season.
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Jan Kopecky wins Golden Steering Wheel

Posted on January 22, 2012 | No Comments
Jan Kopecký of ŠKODA Motorsport has won the Rally category of the 2011 Golden Steering Wheel, a long-established survey among Czech motoring journalists and experts. After winning this award for four consecutive years, Kopecký has now won his fifth Golden Wheel. Petr Starý, Kopecký’s co-driver,...
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Interest grows in IRC for 2012 season

Posted on January 22, 2012 | No Comments
Intercontinental Rally Challenge bosses have reported a flurry of interest from teams and drivers planning to contest the all-action series in 2012. Following recent news that Hermann Gassner Jr will embark on an eight-round IRC campaign with Red Bull ŠKODA, enquiries from several other prospective...
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